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Psalm 34 Bible in Basic English
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- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
1 Of David. When he made a change in his behaviour before Abimelech, who sent him away, and he went. I will be blessing the Lord at all times; his praise will be ever in my mouth.
1 Salmo de David, cuando mudó su semblante delante de Abimelech, y él lo echó, y fuése. BENDECIRÉ á Jehová en todo tiempo; su alabanza [será] siempre en mi boca.
2 My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad.
2 En Jehová se gloriará mi alma: oiránlo los mansos, y se alegrarán.
3 O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name.
3 Engrandeced á Jehová conmigo, y ensalcemos su nombre á una.
4 I was searching for the Lord, and he gave ear to my voice, and made me free from all my fears.
4 Busqué á Jehová, y él me oyó, y libróme de todos mis temores.
5 Let your eyes be turned to him and you will have light, and your faces will not be shamed.
5 A él miraron y fueron alumbrados: y sus rostros no se avergonzaron.
6 This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.
6 Este pobre clamó, y oyóle Jehová, y librólo de todas sus angustias.
7 The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of him, to keep them safe.
7 El ángel de Jehová acampa en derredor de los que le temen, y los defiende.
8 By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.
8 Gustad, y ved que es bueno Jehová: dichoso el hombre que confiará en él.
9 Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.
9 Temed á Jehová, vosotros sus santos; porque no hay falta para los que le temen.
10 The young lions are in need and have no food; but those who are looking to the Lord will have every good thing.
10 Los leoncillos necesitaron, y tuvieron hambre; pero los que buscan á Jehová, no tendrán falta de ningún bien.
11 Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.
11 Venid, hijos, oidme; el temor de Jehová os enseñaré.
12 What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good?
12 ¿Quién es el hombre que desea vida, que codicia días para ver bien?
13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.
13 Guarda tu lengua de mal, y tus labios de hablar engaño.
14 Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.
14 Apártate del mal, y haz el bien; busca la paz, y síguela.
15 The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.
15 Los ojos de Jehová están sobre los justos, y [atentos] sus oídos al clamor de ellos.
16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to take away the memory of them from the earth.
16 La ira de Jehová contra los que mal hacen, para cortar de la tierra la memoria de ellos.
17 The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.
17 Clamaron [los justos], y Jehová oyó, y librólos de todas sus angustias.
18 The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down.
18 Cercano está Jehová á los quebrantados de corazón; y salvará á los contritos de espíritu.
19 Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.
19 Muchos son los males del justo; mas de todos ellos lo librará Jehová.
20 He keeps all his bones: not one of them is broken.
20 El guarda todos sus huesos; ni uno de ellos será quebrantado.
21 Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.
21 Matará al malo la maldad; y los que aborrecen al justo serán asolados.
22 The Lord will be the saviour of the souls of his servants, and no one who has faith in him will be put to shame.
22 Jehová redime el alma de sus siervos; y no serán asolados cuantos en él confían.
Cross references (22)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Thessalonians 5:18; Colossians 3:17; Psalm 145:1–2; Ephesians 5:20; Psalm 71:8
- 2 Jeremiah 9:24; 1 Corinthians 1:31; Psalm 119:74; Psalm 44:8; 1 Timothy 1:15–16
- 3 Psalm 69:30; Luke 1:46; Psalm 148:1–14; Revelation 19:5–6; Psalm 40:16
- 4 Psalm 18:6; Matthew 7:7; Psalm 116:1–6; Psalm 56:3; 2 Timothy 1:7
- 5 Hebrews 12:2; Psalm 123:1–2; Psalm 18:28; Psalm 25:3; Isaiah 60:5
- 6 Psalm 34:17–19; Psalm 3:4; Psalm 10:17; Psalm 66:16–20; Psalm 40:17
- 7 Psalm 91:11; Daniel 6:22; Hebrews 1:14; 2 Kings 19:35; 2 Kings 6:17
- 8 Psalm 119:103; Hebrews 6:4–5; 1 Peter 2:2–3; Jeremiah 31:14; Psalm 63:5
- 9 Romans 8:32; Philippians 4:19; Psalm 23:1; Luke 12:30–32; Psalm 31:23
- 10 Psalm 84:11; Matthew 6:32; Psalm 104:21; Luke 1:51–53; Job 4:10–11
- 11 Proverbs 1:7; Psalm 111:10; Proverbs 2:1–9; Psalm 32:8; Isaiah 28:9
- 12 1 Peter 3:10–12; Deuteronomy 30:20; Deuteronomy 6:2; Psalm 91:16; Ecclesiastes 12:13
- 13 James 3:5–10; Psalm 141:3; Proverbs 21:23; 1 Peter 2:22; James 1:19
- 14 Psalm 37:27; 1 Peter 3:11; Hebrews 12:14; 3 John 11; Romans 12:9
- 15 1 Peter 3:12; Psalm 34:17; Psalm 33:18; Job 36:7; Psalm 130:2
- 16 Proverbs 10:7; Jeremiah 44:11; Jeremiah 17:13; Leviticus 17:10; Job 18:17
- 17 Psalm 145:18–20; Isaiah 65:24; Psalm 34:19; Psalm 34:6; Psalm 91:15
- 18 Psalm 147:3; Psalm 145:18; Isaiah 57:15; Isaiah 61:1; Psalm 51:17
- 19 Psalm 34:17; 1 Peter 4:12–13; Psalm 34:6; 2 Corinthians 4:17; John 16:33
- 20 John 19:36; Psalm 35:10; Psalm 91:12; Daniel 6:22–24
- 21 Psalm 94:23; Isaiah 3:11; Proverbs 24:16; Psalm 37:12–15; Psalm 89:23
- 22 Psalm 103:4; 1 Peter 1:18–19; Psalm 31:5; Psalm 71:23; 2 Samuel 4:9
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
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For Thou art great, O Lord, and hast respect unto the lowly, but the proud Thou knowest afar off." Nor dost Thou draw near but to the contrite heart, nor art Thou found by the proud, --not even could they number by cunning skill the stars and the sand, and measure the starry regions, and trace the courses of the …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
For it is said, "Depart from evil, and do good;" and again, "Make thy tongue to cease from evil, and thy lips that they speak no guile." "But tell me the good too." "Seek peace, and pursue it:" I mean not peace with man only, but also peace with God.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Therefore magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His Name together,--all of us in common, for one alone is powerless; nay rather, even if we be all united together, we shall yet not do it as we ought.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)